ac·cu·sa·tive ( -ky  z-t v)adj. 1. Of, relating to, or being the grammatical case that is the direct object of a verb or the object of certain prepositions. 2. Accusatory. n. 1. The accusative case. 2. A word or form in the accusative case. [Middle English acusatif, from Old French, from Latin (c  sus) acc st vus, (case) of accusation (mistranslation of Greek aititik (pt sis), causal (case), (case) indicating the thing caused by the verb, from aiti, cause, also accusation, charge), from accstus, past participle of accsre, to accuse; see accuse.]ac·cu sa·tive·ly adv. |
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